Mr. Marzipan's Grocery Shop

[Philip]

Meet Mr. Marzipan, the proprietor of the popular grocery store seen here. He's a canny businessman, and realizing that Christmas is just around the corner, has stocked up with many an exotic foodstuff to offer the punters alongside the staples he usually deals in. They have large families around here and when they get together to celebrate they can be quite demanding when it comes to feeding time. So what can Mr. Marzipan provide for you madam? Here's the first verse of a lengthy poem accompanying the kit:

"Step right inside, see for yourselves
The goods are here, piled on the shelves.
Sacks of flour, sacks of rice,
Everything labelled, neat and nice.
And for the really choosy ones
Crusty bread and sugary buns.
I keep butter, cheese and jam
Kippers and the best of ham.
There's cocoa, milk, tea and wine
All the brands I stock are fine.
I've an oriental spice mixture
And as you see in the picture
From Arabia my coffee comes
With figs and dates by the ton,
Ripened under the African sun."

It goes on like that for quite a bit longer but I'll spare you the rest as I think we've got the gist of it by now, Mr. Marzipan, thank you.

So what to make as a Christmas decoration this year? Never easy to decide. Anyway, whilst suffering from a bout of frivolity, this caught my eye. It was published as "The Old Grocery Shop" by Marie Cerna, Albatros, Prague. 1972.

To end with, may I offer my best wishes for the festive season. In other words, a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all and sundry.

[SCEtoAUX]

Very nice. Looks like a happy place

[Michael Mash]

Please Mr. Marzipan, open a shop in my neighborhood,
Then we would all shop there, all of us that could,
Everything would look so clean and handy,
And for all of the kids, there would be lots of candy,
And so Mr. Marzipan, have a happy holiday,
And how about my credit card, can I use it to pay?
Oh …. I can’t find it, somewhere here in my stash,
Okay … I guess I’ll just have to pay with some cash.
Oh no, I don’t seem to have any money,
Wait, Wait, let me call my dear honey.
Just a second, while I dial up my dearest Ms. Lizy,
Good grief, her line, it always seems to be busy!
Oh wait, here it is in my hat, a whole bunch of cash,
And so a happy ending from your customer Mr. Mash.

[Vermin_King]

As I don't have much time to even decide on a Christmas build this year, much less build it, I will be content viewing your build, sir.

Thanks, and have a Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year

[Madbrit]

Once again Phillip you have uncovered and presented a unique treasure. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Derek

[Philip]

Thanks for stopping by, friends. I'm glad you like the little shop. We're fond of it in our home too.

Michael: What a lovely response. There's more to you than meets the eye, begad.

[Don Boose]

Great Christmas diorama and two enjoyable verses!

Don